Assessment of comorbidity in peritoneal dialysis patients

Contributions to Nephrology

Volumn 140, Issue , 2003, Pages 98-103

  Davies, Simon J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 16244374370     PISSN: 03025144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000071429     Document Type: Article

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